Neal · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Neal in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 19 freedmen

19 freedmen named Neal registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Harrison County (8), Davis County (3) and Brazos County (2). The birthplaces they reported most often were North Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1848.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Neals registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Neal registered, on the 1870 county map
19
Freedmen
9
Counties
North Carolina
Largest birthplace
1848
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Neals registered

Texas counties where the Neals registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County842%
Davis County316%
Brazos County211%
Bexar County15%
Bowie County15%
Collin County15%
Fayette County15%
Gonzales County15%
Madison County15%

Where the Neals were born

Birthplaces the Neals reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
North Carolina425%
Georgia319%
Mississippi213%
Virginia213%
Alabama16%
Florida16%
Louisiana16%
South Carolina16%
Tennessee16%

When the Neals reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Neals
DecadeFreedmen
1840s
3
1850s
9
1860s
7

Every Neal in the register

The Neals in the register, 1 to 19 of 19
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew NealHarrison CountyAlabama1849
Benjamin NealMadison CountyNorth Carolina1853
Ceaser NealHarrison CountyGeorgia1848
Ceaser NealHarrison CountyGeorgia1850
Clark NealCollin CountyLouisiana1866
Colonel NealHarrison CountyGeorgia1855
David NealDavis CountyNorth Carolina1853
George NealBowie CountyVirginia1858
George NealHarrison CountyVirginia1861
Henry NealBexar CountyTennessee1861
Hiram NealBrazos County1864
Jim NealFayette CountyFlorida1866
John NealDavis CountyNorth Carolina1854
John NealGonzales County1854
John NealHarrison CountySouth Carolina1860
Levi NealBrazos County1849
Robert NealHarrison CountyMississippi1851
T.H. NealHarrison CountyMississippi1863
Wallace NealDavis CountyNorth Carolina1854

Neal genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Neal in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 8 of the 19, Davis County 3. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Neals in Texas come from?

They reported North Carolina (4), Georgia (3) and Mississippi (2) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Neal?

Harrison County (8), Davis County (3), Brazos County (2). In all, 19 registered across 9 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Neal appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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